American Legion High School (ALHS) is the only continuation high school in Sacramento City Unified School District. American Legion provides small class sizes that enable students to receive one-to-one assistance both academically and socially from counselors and teachers. We have a diverse community, 16 teachers and two counselors.

Students at ALHS have the opportunity to earn five credits in 60 days, as compared to the traditional 90 days.

We operate on a three-week instructional block format which allows students to earn 90 credits in a school year. Students are required to meet the same district graduation requirements as the traditional high school students. Our students are required to complete a rigorous and relevant curriculum that prepares every student to be successful in post-secondary academic and career settings.

Programs

The Academy is an alternative educational program housed at American Legion High School. The program is offered to 9-10 grade students who are having behavior issues and/or are credit deficient at a comprehensive high school site. Students will be offered smaller classroom sizes and a variety of instructional programs. Students will be able to accelerate credit recovery and have the option of returning to a comprehensive high school on track to graduate or stay at American Legion High School.

During the course of any given year, the Child Development program provides early care and education to approximately 3,000 children ages 0-12. Children served include typically developing infants, toddlers and preschoolers and those with disabilities.

Parents are afforded a variety of program options and approaches, including center-based and home-based services, full-day/part-day preschool, infant/toddler playgroups and before/after school-age care.

All 14 student-led Green Teams participating in Project Green 2016 were awarded funding for water conservation projects at a ceremony on Tuesday.

Initially, only the teams that scored highest on a Project Green rubric were to be awarded funding. But because some of the schools proposed fairly inexpensive projects — Bret Harte Elementary asked only for mulch and planter boards — the district decided to fund all 14 proposals, said Project Green Specialist Rachel King.

Oakland painter Milton Bowens, an arts educator whose works hang in galleries and the new Levis Stadium, will be the keynote speaker at The Art of Caring: A Social Emotional Learning Summit and Student Showcase on April 14.

Bowens’ work uses familiar images and historic text to question such topics as race and celebrity in American culture. Click here to view his website.

Students at American Legion High School hosted a celebration of Black History Month coordinated by Target: Excellence, the school’s after-school program provider, and HealthCorps.

The February 26 celebration included musical performances, spoken word poetry and a fashion show by the Legion students and staff. The evening concluded with dinner provided by student’s in Legion’s culinary arts program.

American Legion High School students enjoyed the school’s first ever on-campus health fair on Wednesday, March 13.

Students from Legion’s men’s and women’s Leadership classes and from student government helped create the exciting and interactive event.

HealthCorps Coordinator Tyler Mar brought together active students as well as outside organizations including Planned Parenthood, the Health Education Council, Kings Breakers and SCUSD Nursing to make healthy living a reality for young adults.

American Legion High School’s Men’s Leadership Academy hosted a VIP guest recently — U.S. Army Major General Peter Gravett, who serves in Gov. Jerry Brown’s Cabinet as Secretary of the California Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Gravett is a retired major general with more than 40 years of military service in the U.S. Army and the California Army National Guard, serving initially as an enlisted soldier prior to being commissioned in 1968.

Students from American Legion High School visited the Learning Center at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op recently to gain valuable experience in working in the kitchen and cooking healthy, affordable snacks.

Students worked together in four teams preparing Crunchy Kale Chips, Hummus and Baked Pita Chips, No Bake Cookies and High Energy Bars from scratch.

The recipes were demonstrated by the students and presented with the help of the Co-op’s beautiful presentation kitchen.

American Legion High School students completed two community service projects before winter break, giving back to those in need in their community.

The school’s Men’s Leadership Academy and Student Government classes led a Holiday Food Drive, encouraging their peers to bring non-perishable food to school for distribution to the Sacramento Food Bank.

Several hundred pounds of food were donated, and five American Legion families were among the recipients.

SCUSD’s Child Development Department offers quality support services for expectant teens and their soon to be babies. Early Head Start, a federally funded program, provides both expectant and new parents weekly 90-minute home visits and twice monthly socialization experiences with a highly trained home visitor. Services provided include pre- and post-natal health screenings and follow-up, parenting education, social services referrals and expert support staff.

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